Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 18, 1920 Page: 2 of 4
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"SHIP WRECKED AMONG
THE CANNIBALS"
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MltilrMn' out. Fust thing we know
dere'a a lot box ami rte earf wjucf kh
mihI rumbles unit dat'a de earfiuakc.
tt cley don't quit It pvrty ""soon dcrc
won't lie no moali grease left an 1 do
HEADACHES
earf will ntlck tight on Ita axles and
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tMrtWii.' Minim um ctwrfe ob clasvt
PnUiiM erwy eveaing except Sua
rfay tnm
THS AMMKICAN BUILDING
lit Mha Strtvt
AypMeatiMi Made at the Kreckeu-
rWtf Ttsa Pat OAee for adwk!ea
.m MMftd-cteM matter.
Y AUGUST IS MM.
li ieW everybody Is ae huy
liters f HBweHMte vital Ira-
to the iMtlvklMl that we ran
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Mt inn awprnghwate the aweuat of
Ijtifaukit H eHeweat we are mbwlfu
7Tli i mile art rf the coBtry torn
' ' with atrftea aadi stride threats pell
Hiea tewl Mtty Ical reaHlctM the pro
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IN c ;-Hoar-a-day aMftv he if.
to fae;
j&riftitt rate Ugares WHler "Oh
1 i 'J1et'' tHlay are approximate. We
r ; tnlkm he raHrwt ciMaimnj Is J?t to
. k. -Hu ttm sehMlalea HWH ami
..!1nM ajwra! wade by ilie railroad
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vrriMiciit ami K
lag efiwtlve the 2flth carries umall
sting to Dreckenrldge basking as we
are under the big saving made to all
cf us .low cis compared with freight
lates we previously paid to teamsters
and truckuteu.
Pollnh preservation will bring easier
money broader linestment and greater
coundcuct throughout the world. It
Miuld much assist decline In prices.
KerjlxKly lias been holding up to see
if there was not niiotbcr great war tit
the ihair and a renewal of war-time
proHU and proHt'viing straight aliiaO.
It looked last week as If tlaire were.
(emral tlmnkfulaesa can be felt this
week that the outlook la the other way
aUtut; also that HohhcvlMa has re-
(vlretl probably the Until neceseniry
smaith In the Jaw.
LET US TAKK HHKU.
In the matter of high coat of n--iaic
at thU time we are in agreement
with iBoet people that oa the whole
construction of thhi sort the. country
over should bv held up. It la a cbar-
atter ef work salted la the ala for
hard tlaes whea employment nN-ls
Ik fowad for thoawada ami nllHona
of uaeiloye a ad when the coat of
the neceaeary naterlahi U low. Hut
there are excepthww to all ralea. The
wMiatry aeeda at least two great trans-
tmitlaeajal highways aa qatekly as
they can be built oh the north and
the south to transport freight by
Urttek ladi'peMdefit of tlie railways.
These are requisite war prepnrMl-
iieas provktloaa awl hUjo reilsUe pro-
vlshHS agalust the evils of latter rad-
icalism lH'nt at times upon the Inwlc
tln of tsufferlafc Phi the iHMoceat
liuldlc.
lit there are also local coalitions
that at tlaiea cotapel tlepartare from
iM?4 raWaad hehefa. It ht true that
tt la criminal negligence oa the iwrt of
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THEATRE pTA
those resivnslble hat Itreckeurhlge is
Mnnltted to go without sidewalks ar.d
sidewalk protection. Adeiiwte enough
perhaps for a iKipulatlou of a fev
huadnils llreckenridge sidewalk and
street iiulpmciit Is such today with-
r suddenly acquired papulation of
thousands as to 1m a certain menace
to health limb and life.
Hanger Kastiaml ami Pisco went
through the same experience we are
having in tliesc reelects in llrecken-
ridge. Tbey only came out of it and
made Improvements when they found
that thelv people were going to other
town to live u'nd to trade ami that
business and realty vnlues were tak
ing a tumble llreckenridge business
men ami property owners can prttt
f nm the existence of Hanger . K ist-
land ami Cisco if they will by de-
manding the city improvements which
are their due and which the high
tentals ami proerty values lathe town
rentals ard projarty values In the town
without serums ImpiWAon upon the
purse of any OHe.
THE IJCASrl HOUNDS' FAULT.
fe (From Nuggets Dallas.)
iHeaauectlon with the recent earth-
HHakes In Mexico aad California a
Ularkey preacher in noastou Is sab! to
have evolved an Ingenious theor
which we Mttftt admit Hts very well
Into existing clrcumstam-es. fie I-i re-
ported to Iwve achlresseil his flock as
follows:
"We has received amii'dcr waruln'
hot go to iMstlcatln' Into df ways ob
I'rovldeHce De earf my breddren
revolHtes mi Its Hxlet'' ami It takes :t
right snia'l ob grease to keep It'lub-
bricateil. Ho de good Ixrd done put
iwtroleuui Inside de earf to keep de
axels greawd.
"Dea bye an' bye 'lontf comi1; all
llee hyah He companies ptfiK'hiu'Wotes
I.. Ja " - - -. Mlkds.. lliUUU l.ttk .1 IlM
ii r ifiviiiitv i:ii:m wmn aiihi iro itt-
Ira awl HHiw'coHtly alt de He 5me
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THE CANNIBALS
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Petty thieving tip to the purloining
of purees containing considerable stints
of .money In one Instance oer $'200.
ootitluus to be reported from lods'iu
holme anil hotel. The habit of urtll
lery about most resddencea apparently
has given the latter a reputation that
affords protection inasmuch as no
Iowm haw been reported from the
residence localities. Hotel and lotlg-
log hous gtteftx.are advised by the
police to protect thctnclvci ao tat nn
tc.lhle ly locking thlr tnom riocra
rend windows and iluiKj.ttiiir tws-
f'oin to which they attn'h real tnlue
In fafe. tr in the raw of ioney put
ling It In banks where It 'icioni:. j
In tli'. meantime the opinion l held I
that In pursuing the rounding Up oi
uplclniM characters tagraitts an.! I
gamblers the police are milking hal
way in u'liixctloii with the policy of
Hie city court' to put all of thee char
acters ou their way In clearing the
town of the bad element. That omi
'f luo! who have been engaged 1
thieving have been got rid of during
ihe last several days of raiding activi
ties is undoubtedly true and others
ill follow.
KKCOVKKS STOLEN CAB
Hlierirr Sears twlay put on Its way
o return to Its owner In Wichita Tails
a Huiek Six found at the ranch of tt.
';.. Uiiteil. north of town on August 2.
The machine had been abandoned hav-
ing run cut of oil and become locked.
Uefore tlie thieves got Imck to It the
hherlff hud it. He then hccureU. the
name of the owner of the llccnee from
the Ntute but communication with the
GulBesborough address returned se-
cured no reply. This morning the
mall brought a Wichita police descrip-
tion of the cur which the aberlff found
to correspond with ihe one in uU
hands It was stolen at Wichita Palls
in July.
UNUKLIVERED TKLKGRAMS
At
iht Wetni Uaka 0ev Rewr of
Guwwitr Siate Biak KmIWIik.
V. 8. Moore V. K. pelaney Wm. tni-
rtr. C. O. fubctlall l. I. Dodd. I. I.
riecher W. Ii Wood Kenneth San
ford I. C. Jordan Joint It. (illkerson.
F. N. Dlckerson A. It. Auburn Win.
I'etty W. E. Bray Leo Lathrop I. M.
Andrews'. Hob Parker M. 0. Womls
Mrs. M. U Orawie Mrs. A. C. Hoberts
A R. Kirkatrlck Ho-K-oe William
Jew Vancoll Dr. W. H. (lulnii II. H.
Dlvs A. L. Nones I. W. Turner Unrry
Reaj. D. h Norton. It. II. Smith W.
H. Haunders John Htocktou Oni Uuf-
Hnyder. COME "Ul IN 3LK"S ATTIC."
USEFUL INFOItMATIOy
Mails Leave.
0:10 a. m. and S:.'U) p. m. ..
Mails Arrive. i
8:.T0 a in. and 0:05 p. m. K -General
delivery windows open" week'
days 8:00 a. m. to 0:00 p. m.
Tralas Lrae.
0J10 a. m. and 9:30 v. m.
TraJas Arrive
8:30 a. m. and 0:05 p. m.
Pullaiau and through chair car and
coach to Fort Worth carried ou train
leaving at 8:30 p. m. and oa train ar-
riving at HreckeBrldge at 8:30 a. m
COME -UP IN MARY'S ATTIC
A Likable LevabK Laughable Mark
EARLE
WILLIAM
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"The Fortune Hunter"
lie wanted te get rich and waa a New
Yarker He went to a hick town See
it today ht the
American Theatre
"Howe of 'QmUHy." '
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Ileadarhw JndijjestleH slrtpIeM.nw ami mryens traubles arc often
rausrd by eyestrain. Ami fjcsiraln is caiiswl by NOT wearing tha
HrIH Rla-ssfs. Klglit glasses illl relioe cyestniln aiul trouble clue to
ejetraln will dbapprar. TIk ilrst thing to do is to liae jour eyes
examined ami know nlmt glasses will be the right ones.
H. J. DIAMOND
Jeweler and Optician
Next Door to Sorrensen's Cafeteria
For Promgt Service and Satisfactory Work in
Blacksmithing Horseshoeing
and Woodwork
Come six blocks north from Walker Street on Breckenridge
Avenue. Look for the black horse sign. '
M. A. HI C KEY Proprietor
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For Sale: Casing
For quick sale we offer near Olden
at list price two first-class strings;
six live-eighths long collar casing run
once only and In perfect condition.
Alho son feet 1-ln. line pipe with all
connections for coupling line to How
tanks. Albo 2(50 feet 0-Inch flow line;
al.o one control head. The How Hue
no fittings at list less 20 per cent
HARRIS & CRAWT.F.r.
Onice 412 First 8tateHank Rldg
Hnhtl'and Texas. Box -tSllAIawa Hotel
iTTiiir
NOLEN SHOWS ARE
BETTER
1VIW
TODAY
Murray W. Garson Presents
"The Blindness of Youth"
The Picture Beautiful
With an AU-Star Cast
COMING
.j&2KL32aBE7$'
Mr vyIH'ln
IIARWOOD rUETT CONSTXUCTiON
COMPANY
CantrMiara Ceacrete Work
Sidewalks FauafaiiMA
BretkearMge Texas
Wanted
Sea en te drill aravea acreage far
predHcttea. Tura key Job.. laaake
Lee Roberts
Breckenridfe TexM
COOL
CLEAN
COMFORTABllE
TOMORROW
EDITH
ROBERTS
The Winsome
Ycuag Star
in a storm and sunshine
comedy of
Life Love
and
Laughter
MONDAY
and
TUESDAY
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1, Wednesday, August 18, 1920, newspaper, August 18, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121910/m1/2/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.